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supineness |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Supine \Su*pine"\, a. [L. supinus, akin to sub under super above. Cf {Sub-}, {Super-}.] 1. Lying on the back or with the face upward; -- opposed to prone. 2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined. If the vine On rising ground be placed, or hills supine. --Dryden. 3. Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless. He became pusillanimous and supine, and openly exposed to any temptation. --Woodward. Syn: Negligent; heedless; indolent; thoughtless; inattentive; listless; careless; drowsy. -- {Su*pine"ly}, adv -- {Su*pine"ness}, n.
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